There are provided acetylenecarbamide derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein A represents ##STR2## in which R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a c1 -c4 alkyl group, and R2 represents a c2 -c9 alkyl group. These derivatives are useful as stabilizers for polymeric organic substances susceptible to thermal and oxygen-induced degradation.

Patent
   4721792
Priority
Feb 13 1985
Filed
Jan 30 1986
Issued
Jan 26 1988
Expiry
Jan 30 2006
Assg.orig
Entity
Large
2
4
EXPIRED
2. N,N',N",N'"-tetrakis[4-hydroxy-3-methyl-5-(1,1,3,3-tetramet hylbutyl)benzyl]acetylenecarbamide.
1. An acetylenecarbamide derivative represented by the formula (I), ##STR29## wherein A represents ##STR30## in which R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a c1 -c4 alkyl group, and R2 represents a c3 -c9 alkyl group.

The present invention relates to an acetylenecarbamide derivative represented by the general formula (I), ##STR3## wherein A represents ##STR4## in which R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1 -C4 alkyl group, and R2 represents a C2 -C9 alkyl group, its production and a stabilizer for organic substances containing it as an effective ingredient.

Various kinds of organic substances such as polyolefins (e.g. polyethylene, polypropylene), styrene type synthetic resins (e.g. polystyrene, impact-resistant polystyrene, ABS), engineering plastics (e.g. polyacetal, polyamide), polyurethane, etc. find wide application in many fields. It is however well known that when these organic substances are used alone, their stability becomes a problem, for example they deteriorate by the action of heat, light and oxygen on processing or use, thereby showing a remarkable reduction in mechanical properties accompanied by phenomena such as softening, embrittlement, surface cracking, discoloration and the like.

It is also well known that, in order to solve such problem, various kinds of phenolic type, phosphite type or sulfur-containing antioxidant are added or used in the course of production and processing of high polymers. For example, it is well known that phenolic type antioxidant such as 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol, 2,2'-methylenebis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol), 4,4'-butylidenebis(3-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol), n-octadecyl 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate, 1,1,3-tris(2-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-tert-butylphenyl)btuane, pentaerythritol tetrakis [3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate], the ester of terephthalic acid with 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propanol and the like are used alone, or these phenolic type antioxidants are used in combination with phosphite type antioxidants such as tris(nonylphenyl)phosphite, distearyl pentaerythritol diphosphite and the like, or sulfur-containing antioxidants such as dilauryl thiodipropionate, dimyristyl thiodipropionate, distearyl thiodipropionate and the like.

But, these methods are not yet quite satisfactory in terms of thermal and oxidation stability, thermal discoloration resistance, sublimation resistance and the like.

Also, a stabilizer comprising pentaerythritol tetrakis [3-(3,5-dialkyl-4-hydroxphenyl)propionate] and pentaerythritol tetrakis (3-alkylthiopropionate) is proposed in Japanese Patent Kokai (Laid-open) No. 20337/1984. This stabilizer is fairly superior to the conventional ones, but it is not always quite safisfactory in terms of thermal and oxidation stability, thermal discoloration resistance, etc. so that the appearance of stabilizers of higher performance has been demanded.

The present inventors extensively studied to solve these problems, and as a result, found that a particular acetylenecarbamide derivative represented by the general formula (I), even when used alone, will give to the organic substance higher thermal and oxidation stability than does the above well-known stabilizer, and besides that, when it is used together with a particular sulfur-containing compound, it will give excellent thermal and oxidation stability which can never be forecast from the conventional antioxidant-combination techniques. The present inventors thus completed the present invention.

The acetylenecarbamide derivative of the present invention represented by the general formula (I) can be produced by reacting acetylenecarbamide with a compound represented by the general formula (III), ##STR5## wherein R1 and R2 have the same meanings as described above, and X represents a hydroxyl or C1 -C4 alkoxy group or a dialkyldithiocarbamoyloxy group of the following formula, ##STR6## in which R9 represents a C1 -C4 alkyl group, or by simultaneously reacting acetylenecarbamide with formaldehyde and a phenol represented by the general formula (IV), ##STR7## wherein R1 and R2 have the same meanings as described above.

In that case, references may be made to the methods disclosed in Japanese Patent Kokai (Laid-open) Nos. 67690/1983, 21686/1984, 27891/1984, 27892/1984 and 29688/1984 and the like.

In the general formula (I) representing the acetylenecarbamide derivative, a substituent R1 includes a hydrogen atom or a methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl groups, etc., and a substituent R2 includes an ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, 2,2-dimethylpropyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl and 2,2,4,4-tetramethylpentyl groups, etc.

Typical examples of such compound will be shown in Table 1. These compounds are unknown to the literature, and the present inventors were the first to synthesize and isolate them.

TABLE 1
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##STR8##
##STR9##
Compound
No. R1 R2
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I-1 CH3
##STR10##
I-2 H Same as above.
I-3 CH2 CH3
Same as above.
I-4
##STR11##
Same as above.
I-5 CH3
##STR12##
I-6 CH3
##STR13##
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In using the present acetylenecarbamide derivative as a stabilizer for organic substances, its amount is generally 0.01 to 5 parts by weight, preferably 0.05 to 1 part by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the organic substance.

For blending the derivative (I) with organic substances, the well-known apparatus and methods for incorporating stabilizers, pigments, fillers, etc. in organic substances may be used almost as such.

In using the stabilizer for organic substances of the present invention, other additives such as antioxidants of thioether type, phosphite type or phenolic type other than that described in the present invention, ultraviolet absorbers, light stabilizers, metal deactivators, metal soaps, nucleating agents, lubricants, antistatic agents, flame retardants, pigments, fillers and the like may be used together.

Particularly, a further more improvement in the thermal and oxidation stability can be attained by using a thioether compound together. Such thioether compound includes for example dialkyl thiodipropionates (e.g., dilauryl thiodipropionate, dimyristyl thiodipropionate, distearyl thiodipropionate) and thioether compounds represented by the general formulae (II-1) and (II-2): ##STR14## wherein R3 represents a C4 -C20 alkyl group, and ##STR15## wherein R4 represents a C3 -C18 alkyl group, and R5 and R6 independently represent a hydrogen atom or a C1 -C6 alkyl group. The mixing ratio (by weight) of the acetylenecarbamide derivative (I) to the thioether compound (II) is generally 1 to 0.5-15, preferably 1 to 1-10, more preferably 1 to 2-6.

Particularly, when at least one member selected from the thioether compounds represented by the general formulae (II-1) and (II-2) is used together, excellent effect can be obtained which can never be forecast from the well-known techniques to combine phenolic type compounds with thioether compounds, so that the use of these thioether compounds is particularly preferred.

In the general formula (II-1), a substituent R3 is most preferably a C6 -C18 alkyl group in terms of the thermal and oxidation stability.

Typical examples of such compound will be shown in Table 2.

TABLE 2
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##STR16##
Compound No. R3
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II-1-1 C6 H13
II-1-2 C12 H25
II-1-3 C18 H37
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In the general formula (II-2), it is preferred in terms of the thermal and oxidation stability that a substituent R4 is a C12 -C18 alkyl group, and substituents R5 and R6 are independently a hydrogen atom or a C1 -C3 alkyl group.

Typical examples of such compound will be shown in Table 3.

TABLE 3
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##STR17##
Compound No.
R4 R5 R6
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II-2-1 C8 H17
CH3 H
II-2-2 C12 H25
C4 H9
H
II-2-3 C12 H25
CH3 H
II-2-4 C18 H37
CH3 H
II-2-5 C12 H25
H H
II-2-6 C18 H37
H CH3
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When the acetylenecarbamide derivative (I) and thioether compound (II) are added in mixture to organic substances, the amount of the mixture is generally 0.01 to 5 parts by weight, preferably 0.05 to 1 part by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the organic substance. But, the derivative (I) and the compound (II) may separately be incorporated in the organic substance without being mixed in advance.

The light fastness of the organic substances can be improved by using a light stabilizer therewith. As the light stabilizer, there are mentioned for example benzophenone compounds such as 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-n-octoxybenzophenone, 2,2'-dihydroxy-4,4'-dimethoxybenzophenone, etc.; benzotriazole compounds such as 2-(2-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(2-hydroxy-3-tert-butyl-5-methylphenyl)-5-chlorobenzotriazole, 2-(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)-5-chlorobenzotriazole, 2-(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-amylphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(2-hydroxy-5-tert-octylphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-[2-hydroxy-3,5-bis(α,α-dimethylbenzyl)phenyl]benzotriazole, etc.; benzoate compounds such as phenyl salicylate, p-tert-butylphenyl salicylate, 2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoate, hexadecyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoate, etc.; nickel compounds such as Ni salt of N,N-dibutyldithiocarbamic acid, [2,2'-thiobis(4-tert-octylphenolate)]-butylamine nickel complex, Ni salt of (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)phosphonic acid monoethyl ester, etc.; hindered piperidine compounds such as 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl benzoate, bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)sebacate, bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) 2-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)-2-n-butylmalonate, 1-[2-{3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionyloxy}ethyl]-4-[3-(3,5-d i-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionyloxy]-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine, a condensation product of dimethyl succinate with 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine, a reaction product of dihaloalkylene with N,N'-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidyl)alkylenediamine, a reaction product of 2,6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazine with N,N'-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidyl)alkylenediamine, etc.; acrylonitrile compounds such as ethyl α-cyano-β,β-diphenylacrylate, methyl α-cyano-β-methyl-β-(p-methoxyphenyl)acrylate, etc.; and oxalic acid diamide compounds such as N-2-ethylphenyl-N'-2-ethoxy-5-tert-butylphenyloxalic acid diamine, N-2-ethylphenyl-N'-2-ethoxyphenyloxalic acid diamide, etc.

Also, the color of the organic substances can be improved by using a phosphite type antioxidant therewith. Such antioxidant includes for example tris(nonylphenyl)phosphite, distearyl pentaerythritol diphosphite, tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphite, tris(2-tert-butyl-4-methylphenyl)phosphite, bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)pentaerythritol diphosphite, tetrakis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) 4,4'-biphenylene diphosphite and the like.

Thus, by using the acetylenecarbamide derivative of the present invention, the stability of organic substances is markedly improved. As such organic substances, there are mentioned for example low-density polyethylene, high-density polyethylene, linear low-density polyethylene, chlorinated polyethylene, EVA resin, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, methacrylic resin, polystyrene, impact-resistant polystyrene, ABS resin, AES resin, MBS resin, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyamide, polyimide, polycarbonate, polyacetal, polyurethane, unsaturated polyester resin, besides, rubbers such as natural rubber, isoprene rubber, butadiene rubber, acrylonitrile/butadiene copolymer rubber, styrene/butadiene copolymer rubber, etc.; and blends of these resins. Of these resins, polypropylene is particularly effective.

The present invention will be illustrated in detail with reference to the following examples, but it is not limited to these examples.

Of the test compounds in the examples, the compounds AO-1 to AO-8 are ones shown in Table 4, and the compounds other than these are ones shown in Tables 1 to 3.

A symbol in Table 4 means ##STR18##

TABLE 4
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Test Compound
Structure
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AO-1
AO-2
##STR19##
AO-3
##STR20##
##STR21##
AO-4
##STR22##
##STR23##
AO-5
##STR24##
##STR25##
AO-6
##STR26##
AO-7
##STR27##
AO-8
##STR28##
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PAC (Production example for the compound No. I-1)

To a mixture comprising 30.0 g (0.114 mole) of 4-hydroxy-3-methyl-5-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)benzyl methyl ether, 3.36 g (0.0236 mole) of acetylenecarbamide and 25 ml of sulfolane was added 4.4 g of a methanol solution containing 28 wt.% of sodium methoxide (corresponding to 0.023 mole) under a nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture was heated, and reaction was carried out for 20 hours during which generated methanol was distilled off. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was diluted with toluene and chloroform and neutralized with aqueous dilute hydrochloric acid. The oily layer was salted out and dried, and the solvent was removed by evaporation. The residue was recrystallized from toluene to obtain 17.7 g of a white crystalline N,N',N",N'"-tetrakis[4-hydroxy-3-methyl-5-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)benzyl ]acetylenecarbamide.

Yield, 70%.

Melting point, 159°-161°C

Mass analysis (FD-mass), 1071 (M+1)+

Elementary analysis:

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C (%) H (%) N (%)
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Found 76.27 9.40 5.13
Calculated 76.22 9.59 5.23
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PAC (Production examples for the compounds Nos. I-2 to I-6)

Using the corresponding benzyl methyl ethers, reaction and after-treatment were carried out in the same manner as in Example 1, and column chromatography on silica gel was then applied to obtain the compounds I-2 to I-6. The physical properties and the results of mass analysis (FD-mass) and elementary analysis of every compound are shown in Table 5.

TABLE 5
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Compound Mass Elementary analysis (%)*
No. Property
analysis
C H N
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I-2 Glassy
1015 75.92 (75.70)
9.21 (9.33)
5.47 (5.52)
I-3 Glassy
1127 76.81 (76.69)
9.63 (9.83)
4.89 (4.97)
I-4 Glassy
1239 77.68 (77.50)
10.02 (10.24)
4.39 (4.52)
I-5 Glassy
959 75.23 (75.12)
8.98 (9.04)
5.75 (5.84)
I-6 Glassy
1295 78.05 (77.85)
10.19 (10.42)
4.18 (4.32)
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*Values in parentheses are calculated values.

The blend described below was mixed on a mixer for 5 minutes and then melt-kneaded at 180°C on a mixing roll to obtain a compound. This compound was formed into a sheet of 1 mm in thickness on a hot press kept at 210°C, and test pieces of 40×40×1 mm (thick) were prepared therefrom. This test piece was placed in a Geer oven kept at 150°C and measured for a period of time required for 30% of its area to become brittle. This period of time was taken as a thermal embrittlement induction period and used for evaluation of the thermal and oxidation stability. The result is shown in Table 6.

Compounding:

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Part by weight
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Unstabilized polypropylene resin
100
Calcium stearate 0.1
Test compound 0.15
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TABLE 6
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Thermal
embrittlement
Test induction
No. compound period (hour)
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Present 1 I-1 980
example 2 I-2 950
3 I-3 1000
4 I-4 1050
5 I-5 970
6 I-6 990
Comparative
7 AO-4 820
example 8 No addition
20 or less
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The blend described below was mixed on a mixer for 5 minutes and then melt-kneaded at 180°C on a mixing roll to obtain a compound. This compound was formed into a sheet of 1 mm in thickness on a hot press kept at 210°C, and test pieces of 40×40×1 mm (thick) were prepared therefrom. This test piece was placed in a Geer oven kept at 160°C and measured for a period of time required for 30% of its area to become brittle. This period of time was taken as a thermal embrittlement induction period and used for evaluation of the thermal and oxidation stability. The result is shown in Table 7.

Compounding:

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Part by weight
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Unstabilized polypropylene resin
100
Calcium stearate 0.1
Test compound variable
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TABLE 7
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Sulfur-
Phenolic type
containing Thermal
antioxidant
antioxidant
embrittlement
Part by Part by
induction
No. Kind weight Kind weight
period (hour)
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Present 1 I-1 0.05 II-1-1
0.2 1620
example 2 " " II-1-2
0.1 1440
3 " " " 0.2 1820
4 " " " 0.3 2260
5 " " II-1-3
0.2 1640
6 " " II-2-1
" 1630
7 " " II-2-2
" 1660
8 " " II-2-3
" 1770
9 " " II-2-4
" 1820
10 " " II-2-5
" 1780
11 " " II-2-6
" 1790
12 I-2 " II-1-2
" 1810
13 " " II-2-4
" 1800
14 " " II-2-5
" 1770
15 I-3 " II-1-2
" 1810
16 " " II-2-4
" 1800
17 " " II-2-5
" 1780
18 I-5 " II-1-2
" 1800
19 " " II-2-4
" 1790
20 " " II-2-5
" 1780
21 I-6 " II-1-2
" 1810
22 " " II-2-4
" 1790
23 " " II-2-5
" 1780
Compara-
24 AO-1 " II-1-2
" 400
tive 25 " " II-2-4
" 440
example 26 " " II-2-5
" 430
27 " " AO-7 " 450
28 " " AO-8 " 750
29 AO-2 " II-1-2
" 1600
30 " " II-2-4
" 1580
31 " " AO-8 " 620
32 AO-3 " II-1-2
" 400
33 " " II-2-4
" 420
34 " " AO-8 " 650
35 AO-4 " II-1-2
" 410
36 " " II-2-4
" 450
37 " " AO-8 " 770
38 AO-5 " II-1-2
" 1420
39 " " II-2-4
" 1400
40 " " AO-8 " 750
41 -- -- -- -- 5
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The test compound in Table 8 was bead-peptized together with an anionic surface active agent to prepare a suspension, and a prescribed amount, as shown in Table 8, of the suspension was added to a graft ABS latex. The mixture was as usual salted out with an aqueous magnesium sulfate solution, filtered, washed with water and dried to obtain an ABS resin powder which is a test sample. The thermal and oxidation stability of this ABS resin power was evaluated by the methods described below. The result is shown in Table 8.

1. The degree of discoloration of the ABS resin powder after thermal ageing on a 180°C Geer oven was observed.

2. The oxygen absorption induction period (I.P.) in a 170°C oxygen atmosphere was measured using an oxygen absorption induction period measurement apparatus.

3. The ABS resin powder was repeatedly extruded on a small extruder (screw: D=20 mmφ, L/D=25; strand die: D=3 mmφ, L/D=10) under the following condition. The degree of discoloration of the ABS pellet after 4th extrusion was evaluated by a color difference, ΔYI, between said ABS pellet and the antioxidant-free ABS pellet after 1st extrusion.

Extrusion condition:

Number of revolution: 40 rpm

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Temperature:
C1 C2 C3
D
220°C
240°C
260°C
280°C
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4. The ABS pellet after 4th extrusion obtained by the method in 3 above
was compression-molded under a condition of 180°C×10 min.
to prepare the test piece No. 1 specified by JIS K 7111. Thereafter, the
Charpy impact test was carried out according to JIS K 7111 using a Charpy
impact tester.
TABLE 8
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Present example Comparative example
No.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
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Phenolic
I-1 0.5 0.5 0.5
type I-6 0.5 0.5 0.5
antioxidant
AO-1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
AO-4 0.5
AO-6
Sulfur-
II-1-2
0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
containing
II-2-4 0.5 0.5 0.5
antioxidant
II-2-5 0.5 0.5 0.5
AO-8 0.5
Degree of
After 30
Pale " " " " " Yellowish
" " " "
discolora-
minutes
yellow brown
tion After 60
Yellowish
" " " " " Brown " " " "
minutes
brown
I.P. (minute)
205 200 205 200 195 200 145 145 145 145 145
ΔYI 11.2 11.5
11.3 11.3
11.6
11.3
14.5 14.3
14.5
14.6
14.6
Value of Charpy impact
20.5 20.3
20.5 20.2
19.8
20.0
11.7 11.6
11.6
11.4
11.6
test (Kgf · cm/cm)
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Comparative example
No.
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
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Phenolic
I-1 No. addi-
type I-6 tion
antioxidant
AO-1
AO-4 0.5 0.5 0.5
AO-6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Sulfur-
II-1-2 0.5
containing
II-2-4
0.5 0.5
antioxidant
II-2-5 0.5 0.5
AO-8 0.5 0.5
Degree of
After 30
" " " Deep Deep " " "
discolora-
minutes brown
brown
tion After 60
" " " Blackish
Blackish
" " "
minutes brown
brown
I.P. (minute)
145 145 145 150 150 150 140 10
ΔYI 14.4
14.6
14.8
14.5 14.6 14.8
15.0
15.9
Value of Charpy impact
11.4
11.4
11.3
12.4 12.5 12.4
11.7
7.2
test (Kgf · cm/cm)
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Note:
The amount added is the weight of the test compound per 100 parts by
weight of the solid matter of the resin.

Okamura, Haruki, Ishii, Tamaki, Yachigo, Shinichi, Sasaki, Manji, Ebina, Chinehito

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